The company aims to certify businesses, products and production processes in the field of food, non-food and feed control; to plan and set up laboratories, as well as to purchase and sell laboratory instruments and laboratory products; to acquire, hold and manage participations in other companies in Switzerland and abroad; to acquire, hold and manage real estate and land. The company can carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the main purpose or promote it. The company can acquire, manage and sell participations in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as establish branches and agencies in Switzerland or abroad. The company can provide financing transactions for group companies, in particular by granting loans to shareholders or group companies. It can also carry out financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as enter into guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.